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Azorean Strategy for Space

Projects

SPACE4REGIONS: Satellite solutions as a driver for innovation and growth


Networking Session, Copernicus - Sentinels Serving Society and the Environment
12-13 May 2014, EUGENIDES Foundation, Athens, Greece

Marlene Antunes - Azores Region

Governo Regional dos Açores


The Azores
Corvo

 600 km
Flores Graciosa

Terceira

Faial

S. Jorge S. Miguel

Pico

Population: Aprox. 250 000


S. Maria

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Governo Regional dos Açores
Azores Transformation

Transform
Azores in
smart
community Enhance:
Service levels
Service Quality
Life Quality

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Governo Regional dos Açores
Digital and Technology Agenda

RAA’s Digital and


Technology
Agenda

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Intervention
axes

Promote Encourage of Encourage Develop


Knowledge technology- technology technological
10 and based transfer infrastructure
Programes
Information formation
Society

29
Measures

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Governo Regional dos Açores
S3 Cluster

Agriculture,
Livestock, • SUSTENTA
Agroindustry

Sea and
Fishery • OBSERMAR

Tourism
• SMART
TOURISM

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Governo Regional dos Açores
Projects
ARM
SUPERDARN
REPRAA
GNSS-R
RAEGE
CLIMATE CHANGE CLC

ATMOSPHERE GEODESY
ASTRONOMY

EARTH
OBSERVATION

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Governo Regional dos Açores
Copernicus
 ESA Collaboration in Santa Maria
 ESA/SMA Tracking Station
 Earth Observation (Edisoft Station): Oil spils detection and alert
mechanisms; Vessel detection trough satellite radar
 Galileo Sensor Station In Santa Maria Island

 CLC Azores
 Need of high resolution data from Copernicus  to small areas and
regions like Azores (or Greece!)

 ESA/NEREUS iniciative:“Improving Copernicus take-up among Local


and Regional Authorities (LRAs) via dedicated thematic workshops”

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Governo Regional dos Açores
Azorean Strategy for Space
Projects
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SPACE4REGIONS: Satellite solutions as a driver for innovation and growth


Networking Session, Copernicus - Sentinels Serving Society and the Environment
12-13 May 2014, EUGENIDES Foundation, Athens, Greece

Marlene Antunes - Azores Region

Governo Regional dos Açores

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